Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
नीलो वा वृषभो यस्य विवाहे संनियुज्यते । स्वपुत्रेण न संपश्येन्नरकं ब्रह्महाऽपि सः
nīlo vā vṛṣabho yasya vivāhe saṃniyujyate | svaputreṇa na saṃpaśyennarakaṃ brahmahā'pi saḥ
แม้ผู้ฆ่าพราหมณ์ก็ไม่เห็นนรก หากในพิธีสมรสของตน บุตรของตนได้จัดให้มีโคเพศผู้สีคราม/สีคล้ำตามพิธีกรรมโดยชอบ
Bhīṣma
Scene: A marriage pavilion (vivāha-maṇḍapa): the son ceremonially presents/assigns a dark-blue bull as a sacred gift; the father, burdened by sin, is shown being relieved as a noose-like symbol of hell loosens and falls away.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma often highlights specific dāna-linked rites as exceptionally potent for mitigating even severe sin.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse focuses on a marriage-associated rite and its salvific effect.
A vivāha context rite involving the formal appointment/use (saṃniyoga) of a nīla-vṛṣabha (blue/dark bull), framed as a meritorious act performed through one’s son.